They send their shout to the stars. [Lat., Clamorem ad sidera mittunt.]

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.

Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.

Fear in the world first created the gods. [Lat., Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.]

A just fortune awaits the deserving. [Lat., Fors aequa merentes Respicit.]

Give not reins to your inflamed passions: take time and a little delay; impetuosity manages all things badly.

It is noble to grant life to the vanquished. [Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]

In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets.

Oh, how cowardly is wickedness always!

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

If the bards of old the true has toldThe sirens have raven hair.But over the earth since art had birth, They paint the angels fair.

Because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence.

I normally get paid tens of millions of pounds to fight and I ended up fighting for free. I don't like fighting for free.

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

Eventually, it came to this place like, "I'd like to direct, but I need to find the story to tell." Man of Tai Chi became the story to tell.

I'm going to eviscerate you and leave your organs on a pike in the yard as a warning to those who wear large jewelry.

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned.

Movement isn't progress.